Joint forces in a drive arrested a local leader of BNP along with arms and ammunition from his residence at North Subidkhali in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali district early Thursday.

The arrestee is Jahangir Farazi, general secretary of Mirzaganj upazila unit BNP and son of Motaleb Farazi.

Tipped off, a team of joint forces conducted a drive at the house of Farazi and arrested him along with a pistol, one magazine and two rounds of bullets, said Captain Riman Rafin Nishat, commander of Mirzaganj Upazila Army camp.